Mumbai, July 16: In a shocking incident, a man in Mumbai was arrested for stabbing and killing his pregnant daughter after she married against his wishes. Reports inform that the 55-year-old man murdered his daughter on a street in Ghatkopar for taking a decision against his wishes. According to a report by Hindustan Times, the body of the 20-year-old woman was found with her throat slit on Sunday. The police have booked the man for murder under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Mumbai Shocker: Woman Killed by Brother-in-Law Over Water Sharing Dispute in Khar.

According to the HT report, police said the father identified as Rajkumar Chaurasiya was angry that his daughter, Meenakshi Brijesh Chaurasiya, had twice refused to marry the men he had chosen for her. The report further states that his daughter had eloped with Brijesh Chaurasiya in February this year. Brijesh is from the same village in Uttar Pradesh as her family and is also a distant relative. Reports inform that the couple got married in Satna, Madhya Pradesh. After their marriage, the couple came to Mumbai where Brijesh runs a paan shop and both the families live in Ghatkopar. Mumbai Shocker: Father Kills 3-Year-Old Daughter for Bringing Bad Luck to Him. 

According to Police, the girl’s father had fixed his daughter’s wedding to another man in March and had also printed invitation cards. But since Meenakshi refused to get married and eloped with Brijesh, all the efforts went in vain. For her father, Meenakshi’s marriage with Brijesh had brought shame to his family as villagers taunted him about his daughter not obeying him.

On Sunday, the police questioned Rajkumar where he initially claimed he was in Chembur when the incident happened. During the questioning, the man reacted violently which increased the suspicion. On Saturday evening, the man asked Meenakshi to meet him in Ghatkopar saying he wanted to give her money to buy new clothes. When they met, he attacked her with a sharp weapon on her neck and head. According to investigations, the man killed his daughter at around 9.30pm on Saturday, but her body was found by passersby the next day.

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